NFL Predictions

Well, today is the first day of the NFL and I'm going to make my predictions for how the year goes. I will start off in the NFC East and work my way down. At the end there will be a Super Bowl winner. We will see if I am right at the end of the year. The abbreviations next to some names mean: w = wildcard spot; x = division winner; y = division winner + bye week; z = division winner + homefield advantage throughout.

NFC East

x - 1. Dallas Cowboys 10-6

2. Philadelphia Eagles 9-7

3. New York Giants 9-7

4. Washington Redskins 7-9

NFC North

z - 1. Chicago Bears 12-4

w - 2. Green Bay Packers 11-5

3. Minnesota Vikings 7-9

4. Detroit Lions 5-11

NFC West

x - 1. San Francisco 49ers 9-7

2. Seattle Seahawks 8-8

3. Arizona Cardinals 6-10

4. St. Louis Rams 3-13

NFC South

y - 1. New Orleans Saints 11-5

w - 2. Atlanta Falcons 9-7

3. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 7-9

4. Carolina Panthers 4-12

AFC

AFC East

z - 1. New England Patriots 12-4

2. Miami Dolphins 10-6

3. New York Jets 7-9

4. Buffalo Bills 3-13

AFC North

x - 1. Baltimore Ravens 11-5

w - 2. Cincinnati Bengals 11-5

3. Pittsburgh Steelers 8-8

4. Cleveland Browns 4-12

AFC West

x - 1. Oakland Raiders 10-6

2. San Diego Chargers 7-9

3. Kansas City Chiefs 6-10

4. Denver Broncos 4-12

AFC South

y - 1. Houston Texans 12-4

w - 2. Indianapolis Colts 11-5

3. Tennessee Titans 7-9

4. Jacksonville Jaguars 6-10

PLAYOFFS:

AFC Wildcard Round:

Oakland Raiders vs. Indianapolis Colts - Colts 31 - 17

Baltimore Ravens vs. Cincinnati Bengals - Bengals 24-21

NFC Wildcard Round:

Atlanta Falcons vs. Dallas Cowboys - Atlanta Falcons 21-20

Green Bay Packers vs. San Francisco 49ers - Green Bay Packers 34 - 17

AFC Divisional Round:

New England Patriots vs. Indianapolis Colts - Colts 28-27

Cincinnati Bengals vs. Houston Texans - Bengals 27-24

NFC Divisional Round:

Green Bay Packers vs. New Orleans Saints - Packers 27-20

Chicago Bears vs. Atlanta Falcons - Bears 21-17

AFC Conference Championship

Indianapolis Colts vs. Cincinnati Bengals - Bengals 31-27

NFC Conference Championship

Green Bay Packers vs. Chicago Bears - Bears 24-23

Super Bowl Championship

Cincinnati Bengals vs. Chicago Bears - Bears 37-17

There you have it, the Chicago Bears are my Super Bowl pick. As to how confident I am in the Bears, 100%. How confident I am in the Bengals, less than 1%. I had them getting beat in multiple rounds of the playoffs as I did this (at one point they didn't even make the playoffs).